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Kai Sotto, Hiroshima falter vs Chiba as Dragonflies exit B.League playoffs

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Rom Anzures, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Kai Sotto of the Hiroshima Dragonflies in action against the Chiba Jets. (c) B.LEAGUE " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/05/16/kai-sotto-b-league%C2%A0-05162023.jpg"/><figcaption>Kai Sotto of the Hiroshima Dragonflies in action against the Chiba Jets. <em>(c) B.LEAGUE </em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Kai Sotto&#x27;s B.League campaign has come to an end - for now.</p><p>The Hiroshima Dragonflies were sent home by the Chiba Jets after a 96-91 Game 3 loss in the B.League playoffs on Monday at the Funabashi Arena.</p><p>Sotto was stuck on the bench after only seeing 5 minutes and 13 seconds of play in the decider, producing two points and two rebounds in the game.</p><p>Both teams went neck-to-neck in the final game of the best-of-three series, but John Mooney&#x27;s 24 points and six rebounds, and 19 points both from Yuki Togashi and Vic Law for the Jets spelt the difference between the two squads. </p><p>Dwayne Evans II led the Butterflies with 26 points, five assists, and four boards as Hiroshima ended their impressive season after a 41-18 regular season record, good for the sixth seed.</p><p>Hiroshima went on to win the series opener, 72-70, but went on to lose two straight games including a 98-69 blowout loss in Game 2.</p><p>In 23 games with the Dragonflies, the 7-foot-2 former Adelaide 36er led the team in blocks per game with 1.3. Sotto also averaged 9.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists, in 18 starts.</p><p>Chiba progressed to the semifinals where they will play against Alvark Tokyo. </p><div><br/><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2092770" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div> </div>

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Kai Sotto, Hiroshima falter vs Chiba as Dragonflies exit B.League playoffs

Rom Anzures,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 16, 2023 01:00 PM PHT

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